Marijuana plants seized; man charged

Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 7:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 7:01 a.m.

Fletcher police seized processed marijuana, 45 marijuana plants and drug paraphernalia from a home in Fletcher Thursday, charging a man in the home with manufacturing the drug and preparing to sell it.

Todd Michael Stimson, 42, of 30 Fawnhurst Lane was charged with one count each of manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substances, possession with intent to sell or deliver controlled substances, felony possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

His neighbor, Charles Derrick Sumner, 36, of 40-A Fawnhurst Lane, was charged with possessing schedule I and VI drugs, which consist of mushrooms, marijuana and Salvia.

Officers with the Fletcher and Hendersonville police departments, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation served a search warrant at 30 Fawnhurst Lane, according to a release from the Fletcher Police Department.

<p>Fletcher police seized processed marijuana, 45 marijuana plants and drug paraphernalia from a home in Fletcher Thursday, charging a man in the home with manufacturing the drug and preparing to sell it.</p><p>Todd Michael Stimson, 42, of 30 Fawnhurst Lane was charged with one count each of manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substances, possession with intent to sell or deliver controlled substances, felony possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.</p><p>His neighbor, Charles Derrick Sumner, 36, of 40-A Fawnhurst Lane, was charged with possessing schedule I and VI drugs, which consist of mushrooms, marijuana and Salvia.</p><p>Officers with the Fletcher and Hendersonville police departments, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation served a search warrant at 30 Fawnhurst Lane, according to a release from the Fletcher Police Department.</p><p>Inside, officers found illegal plants worth a potential street value in excess of $180,000, the release says.</p><p>Stimson was held at the Henderson County Detention Center in lieu of a $22,000.</p>